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I’m standing on the sidewalk, waving this girl’s vibrator around like a hot dog vendor at a ballpark. Her wearable vibrator.
“Do they not have toys to play with in this little part of the mountains?” Bright flecks of amber glow in amongst the rich ochre of her eyes, which in turn match the deeper, sun-bronzed brown of her skin.
“Cat got your tongue, hot stuff? You know, it’s got ten different speeds and customizable settings. It also does this awesome pattern if you set the mode just right where it really makes your eyes roll back.”
“As much as I’d love to give you a Ted talk about finding a woman’s clit before I’ve even had a drop of caffeine, alas, I’ve got places to be.”
An arm that extends, muscled, tanned, and deliciously veined beneath a white t-shirt.
Holy shit. My mouth gapes, and the words tumble out with no hope of stopping them.
“Cock Ring? Is th...
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Sage Maloney is so beautiful; it’s enough to flip my entire world, and morals, upside down with a single flutter of those thick, dark lashes.
“I might be a little out of practice now, but in another lifetime, I would have been able to show you the ride of your goddamn life.”
“I said I was a bit out of practice, baby. Not that I didn’t know what I was doing.”
“You captivate me, Sage. You capture me.” Without thinking, I take a lock of hair and rub it between my thumb and forefinger, studying the soft strands beneath my callouses. “I’m a man with a hundred racing thoughts at any given time, and only a scattering of limited words. Somehow, I don’t know how you do it, but you twist that and make it feel like all thought flies out of my head, and there are suddenly words on my tongue.”
“You.” Kiss. “Drive.” Nip. “Me.” Suck. “Fucking.” Lick. “Insane.”
“I can’t fight this, baby. I’m not supposed to crave you, but I can’t find any more reasons not to.” Goddamn, I’ll get down on my knees and beg this girl right here, right now, if that’s what she needs.
“There’s no putting you anywhere but front and center in my mind, baby. Did you think there would be anywhere else for you after taunting me out of my head with that little show of yours? Did you honestly think I’d be left doing anything but fucking my fist non-stop? You’ve got me so goddamn wrapped up in you, I’m out here forgetting any reason why I shouldn’t even look at you.”
She’s got me going out of my head with a feral need to fuck and own and show this girl what she does to me. My pawing and grabbing at her is fierce and determined. I’m not lying when I say I need her.
It’s driven me beyond the point of no return.
Sage is the sweetest goddamn thing. Her pussy feels so unbelievably soft and delicate, and I drown in the way she unfurls as my mouth roams between her thighs. All that fight, all that angst between us, simply disappears in the warm evening air like sparks flying and crackling high into the sky.
“What does it say about you, cowboy, that you’re here with me like this? After everything you told me about why we can’t and shouldn’t?” Her nipples furl tighter as she loses the battle with keeping her gaze on my face, and drops her eyes to watch my hands shove my jeans over my hips, then push the waistband of my briefs down.
“It means I’m so fucking weak for you, Sage.”
I’m already addicted to feeling her. To having those nails scrape my back. To the way we mold together so goddamn perfectly.
Sage is everything I never knew I needed. And there’s no way this girl isn’t going to end up as mine.
This girl is mine. I’ve been craving her and undeniably needing her this entire time, and I don’t care if it’s only been one night exploring each other’s bodies. I couldn’t give a shit if it might seem like I’m leaping in too fast, too soon. We’ve had a special kind of spark glowing between us since that very first day on the sidewalk.
“You’re my sunset sky, baby. Bright and mysterious and beautiful all at the same time.”
My girl just needs me to hold her and take care of her. That’s what she needs. So that’s what I give over. Along with my entire goddamn heart, in secret.
I’m high on Sage, and I don’t think I’ve ever felt more certain that this is what I want. That I want her. I want to be wherever she is, for as long as I have breath left in my lungs.
“In case you need it spelled out, you’re everything to me. Taking your phone in order to help out? Yeah, I’d do it all over again without question. I want to take care of you. And not only that, but I want to do little things for you, because that is my privilege to handle the simplest of actions if it will make your life easier. I want to help you, simple as that. While you’re immensely capable and don’t need anyone, you deserve to not always have to carry it around all the same.”
“You and I? We’re end game, baby.” Then he shoots his arm forward to block the driver’s side so I can’t climb into the truck.
“I’m in love with you, Sage.”
“Baby, when you’re ready... only you will know when that is… if those stars ever align, come and find me in that sunset sky.”
Please stay with me. Please let me show you all the ways you deserve to be loved.
I’ve lain awake at night thinking of how you’re a woman who is far too good for a man like me, yet I’m here on my fucking knees, baby. I’m hoping you might give me a chance to prove to you how you don’t just mean the world, but you’re my entire goddamn universe.
I want you to have that crystal sun catcher you were thinking about buying so you can be showered with rainbows while you work. I want you to never have to cook another damn meal in your life if you don’t want to. I want you to trust that when shit gets heavy, you can put it down and know I’m already right there picking everything up.
“My girl is in this arena somewhere. She’s been touring with you fine folk this whole year, and I’m here to ask if you’d be willing to share her with me. Life ain’t worth doing if it’s without her, and if that means I gotta start living life on the road again, then hell, I’m about to beg someone to give me a job on this tour just so I don’t have to spend another minute without my girl.”
“Truth is, I’ve been in love with someone for a long time now, and I understand that some of you might judge me for that. But I’m here to get the girl back. The one who truly owns my heart.”
“What are you doing here?”
“I’m here to find you, my sunset sky,”
Beau kisses me like he’s got nowhere else to be in this world, and my heart simply explodes.
“You remember that day you asked me if I had any weaknesses?” His voice is low and relaxed, and I hitch in a breath as he stares down at me. “The truth is, I’ve climbed onto the back of thousand-pound bulls. I’ve faced down being stomped and crushed. I never once felt like I had a fear or a soft spot in all those seconds spent in the arena. Right now? I can stand here with my boots in this dirt and tell you I’m terrified of how life might look if you never came back to me, Sage.”
“Baby, you are my weakness, my trouble, and this aching heartbeat right here.”
“My heart has been in your hands this entire time, Sage. It doesn’t belong to me anymore. It’s yours, baby. You deserve a man who is rock steady, who knows himself, and is prepared to take responsibility for his flaws. So here I am, fucking flawed as all hell, but trying to do better every day, begging you to come back to me.”
“Fuck that, Sage. I don’t want a wife. I want this spark… our passion… I want someone who will order my ass to go skinny-dipping in the middle of the afternoon, then at night, chase after an ocean of stars in the sky. I want someone I can cook for and take care of, but not because she needs me to. No, in fact, she’ll fight me every step of the way because she’s stubborn as fuck.”
The love of my life tugs me closer and lets his mouth brush over mine before whispering words up close so only I can hear them amidst all the raucous noise and music still going on in the background.
“I’m not looking for an imaginary fairytale… I’m here for my dream girl, who burns hot and bright in my veins, and ma...
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“I want all of that, too. I love you, Beau Heartford.”
Sunset Skies Ranch.
My home. The heartbeat of my business. The place where the love of my life is waiting for me.
I love him so much I can hardly breathe.
Before Beau, before coming here, it felt like I was always either chasing something, or running from something. A worming, niggling pressure, that I wasn’t ever able to comfortably settle without feeling like I needed to seek a new high or thrill, a shiny new goal to act as a distraction from my fears. But here, with him, I feel like I still have the fullness of life, while also trusting that I’m wholly and truly supported by someone who never sees me as too much.
“I like the way you look at me, Beau Heartford. Do it every day?” I whisper.
“Forever, trouble.”